Paper-roll holder



' gether and provided with cones thereby Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

UNITED- STATES JAMES EDWARD WILLIAMS, or ENTERPRISE, MISSISSIPPI. I

PAPER-ROLL HOLDER.

Application filed October 8, 1924. Serial No. 742,393.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that 1, James EDWARD WIL- LIAMS, a. citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Enterprise, in the county of Clarke, State ofMississippi, have invented a new and useful Paper-Roll Holder; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to paper roll holders, and has for its object toprovide a device of this character comprising a shaft formed from twosections detachably connected tea lowing the device to be easily andquickly placed within a roll of paper and obviating the loss of time andtrouble now. experienced with devices of this character.

A further object is to provide the inner end of one of the shaftsections with a sleeve having internal thread, and in which sleeve thethreaded end of the other shaft section is received. Also to provide thesleeve with a flared opening for the reception of the convexed end ofthe other shaft section, thereby allowing the sections to be easilyguided into axial relation when placing the device on a roll of paper.

With the above and other objects in view theinvention resides in thecombination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown inthe drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the splrit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a. vertical longitudinal sectional viewthrough the paper roll holder.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the inner end of the sleeve carryingshaft.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the inner end of one of the shaftsections.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line &-4; of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates a conventional form ofroll of paper and 2 the cylindrical chamber which extends axiallytherethrough. Heretofore spindles of various constructions have beenused for supporting rolls of papers, however these spindles have beenmade inone piece and have been extremely diflicult to place in positionwithin the roll. To obviate this difliculty spindle 3 is provided, whichspindle comprises axially alined shaft sections et and 5, the outer endsof which are provided with reduced bearing members 7 adapted to bereceived in bearings of any suitable supporting brackets. Secured to theshaft sections 4c and 5 by means of screws 8 are cone members 9, whichmembers are adapted .to be forced into the opposite ends of the chamber2 of the roll of paper for securely holding and supporting the roll ofpaper. Secured to the inner end of the shaft section 4 by means ofscrews 10 is a sleeve 11, the outer end 12 of which is flared, and whichflared end allows the convexed end 13 of the shaft section 5 to beeasily and accurately guided to axial position in relation to the shaftsection 4 when the spin- 76 die is assembled. The inner end of the shaftsection 5 is provided with thread 14, therefore it will be seenthatafter the shaft Sections have been guided intoaxial alinement theSections may be secured together 80' by' rotating either section, whichaction not only secures the sections together but jams the cones 9 intothe ends of the roll of paper 1, thereby securely holding the roll ofpaper on the spindle.

From the above it will be seen that a paper rollspindle is provided,which is formed from two sections, which may be easily and quicklyconnected together within the chamber of a roll of paper, and means isprovided 0 whereby the sections may be connected and drawn together forjamming the cones into position. It will also be seen, by providing theflared end 12 on the sleeve 11, the convexed end of the shaft section 5will be guided to position whereupon rotation of either shaft section,the shaft sections will be threaded together, all of which operation maybe easily and quickly accomplished by the operator without loss of timeincident to many attempts to place the shaft sections in axialalinement.

The invention having beenset forth What is claimed as new and useful isThe combination with a paper roll spindle, said spindle comprisingcones, axially alined shaft sections on which said cones are mounted, ofa connection between the inner adjacent ends of said shaft sections,said connection comprising a flared internally threaded sleeve carriedby one of said shaft sections, a partition within said sleeve spacedfrom its ends and engaging the end of one of the shaft sections, theinner end of the other shaft section being threaded and convexed.

In testimony whereof I have have signed my name to this specification.

JAMES EDlVARD WILLIAMS.

